Chapter 301: The Housewife
Ma Linger burst into laughter and said, "What's the difference between mistress and no mistress? They are all sisters who serve my brother together." She leaned on his shoulder and said, "Feiyan is a princess after all, so we should treat her well."
Zhao Yulin said that once she entered the house, she was his woman, no different from a princess. But Feiyan was still young, so everyone just needed to pay more attention to her.
The two were talking when there was a commotion outside the door. Later, Wu Yuqi and Chen Chen came into the room together.
As soon as the girl entered the door, she started shouting that she was hungry and hadn't had dinner yet.
Zhao Yulin took Ma Ling to the restaurant. Everyone in the family knew that he was going to marry a princess, and they all had smiles on their faces.
However, Chen Chen pretended to be unhappy and said, "Another little demon has come. I'm afraid my soul will be sucked away by Feiyan. I will return to my palace tonight. You have just entered the house."
Seeing her lewd expression, Ma Linger immediately burst out laughing. Wu Yuqi also asked her with an understanding look: It can't be that serious. You are the mother of three children, and you are still like a tigress?
Chen Chen even started to act like a spoiled brat, saying that there was only one child and she felt so wronged. Then she said that it was also very happy, the three cute kids were very cute, and they called "Mom, Mom" in a clear and sweet voice.
Zhao Yulin didn't dare to sit down any longer. He finished his meal and ran to the study.
At Baihuatan, craftsmen were still working late into the night to build a New Year viewing platform. In Danfeng Garden, Luo Mingqiu was chatting with Lady Danfeng Kuang Sisi and the little princess Zhao Feiyan.
Kuang Sisi met Luo Mingqiu during her first private meeting with the emperor, so the two are considered old acquaintances.
Later, the emperor sent him to follow and protect Zhao Feiyan. For Kuang Sisi, this became a relationship of acquaintance and benefactor, so she naturally became especially kind to Luo Mingqiu.
Luo Mingqiu said that the Third Young Master had talked to him and told him that the New Song Dynasty did not practice the emperor's ways, but emphasized unity between officers and soldiers, and between officials and civilians. He came specifically to remind his wife not to mention those royal etiquettes at the little princess' wedding ceremony, so that Princess Feiyan could marry happily.
Kuang Sisi was stunned and asked him: Was it Yulin who asked him to bring it?
Is this what Zhao Yulin meant?
Kuang Sisi was obviously unhappy.
She herself was born a singer and cared very much about her daughter Zhao Feiyan. She always hoped that she could become a princess of the Song Dynasty in a legitimate way. In this way, her identity would be completely overturned and changed.
This wedding is a perfect opportunity.
As long as she married her daughter off as a princess, Kuang Sisi would at least be a legitimate imperial concubine.
So, she has been paying close attention and trying her best to make the wedding a high-standard one.
Luo Mingqiu said: "The Third Young Master treats everyone the same. In his opinion, Princess Feiyan and the Third Young Master are definitely a match made in heaven. But the Third Young Master also thinks that he will not classify the women in his family into different levels just for the princess."
Zhao Feiyan had never thought so much. She just felt that Zhao Yulin attracted her like a magnet, and she wanted to be with her brother Yulin. Just like the stars follow the moon, she would be happy only when she was with Zhao Yulin.
Zhao Feiyan looked at her mother in a daze and said with a smile: Our new Song is a republic. Brother Yulin said that no one will be allowed to restore the throne and dream of becoming an emperor. I don't want to be the queen either. It's good like this.
Luo Mingqiu was also old. He looked at Zhao Feiyan kindly and said: Our princess is still the deputy director of the New Song Kingdom, and is in charge of state affairs just like the third young master. It is not impossible for her to become a ruler like Lord Ding one day?
Zhao Feiyan waved her hands repeatedly, saying that she was already very satisfied the way she was.
Kuang Sisi sighed helplessly and said coldly: "What kind of king is this? Just do as Yulin wishes."
After arriving in Chengdu, she has seen and heard tremendous changes in this era. With Zhao Yulin's full support, the history of Sichuan is opening a new chapter.
People's minds change, and she can no longer do what she wants.
At the Yangliu River dredging site outside Wenjiang County at the west gate of Chengdu, three people were whispering in a low workshop. Guard A said: "Young Master, why don't we go over and hack them to death, and then blow up a bunch of peasants to create a shocking bloodbath and make trouble for Zhao Qi'er."
This is Liu, a big grain merchant from Chengdu, who fled to Wenjiang and hid secretly on a river repair site.
After two bodyguards who were good at swimming risked their lives to protect him and escape from Chengdu, he looked around and saw that the only crowded and noisy river repair site in Wenjiang was the only place he could hide, so he gathered the thugs outside the city and fled over.
Guard B said that we should think twice about this matter. Even though there are many people here, the Shenwei Army will definitely keep a close eye on the areas downwind. Once something happens to the river works, it will inevitably attract their attention and we will not be able to hide.
Guard A was getting irritated. He couldn't hold it back any longer. He said angrily that this was not allowed and that was not allowed. It was really frustrating. Was he willing to be a rat and let Zhao Qi'er slaughter him?
At this time, the eldest young master spoke.
He said that now that things have come to this, there should be no need to create any more trouble. We should take advantage of the martial law in Chengdu to celebrate the event, and when the situation outside the city is relatively relaxed, we can go to Qiongzhou and then go back via Yazhou.
Guard B asked him: Go back?
Where are we going back to? Aren’t we going to kill Zhao Qier here?
The eldest young master was stunned for a moment, then immediately shook his head and said that the opportunity had been missed, forget it, forget it. Let's go to Qiongzhou to find the second brother, and then go to Yazhou to do big things.
The eldest son of the Liu family worked hard in Chengdu to raise money to establish his own kingdom, but Zhao Yulin accidentally broke into the Buddha statue of Yishengmi Sect with a few hammers and seized all his dirty money. He sighed in his heart that this was fate. He was caught even though he did it so quietly. Who could he blame?
When Xu Zhiyuan committed suicide, he was disheartened. This person was Mingchan, who was sent by his master to supervise and cover his work. He also fell in front of Zhao Yulin without knowing why.
He was amazed. All the chess pieces laid out by the elusive master were easily taken down by Zhao Qier. It was forgivable that he, a mortal from the Liu family, could not accomplish anything great.
The eldest young master sighed and said, since we already have Liang, why do we have Yu?
With such an intelligent person in Western Shu, what use is there for him?
It seems that the only option is to go south and seek refuge with his master.
However, even though this was the truth, he was still unwilling to leave. He would not leave willingly until he served a dish to Zhao Yulin.
At daybreak, the young master led a group of people to grope towards the source of the river...
Last night, Zhao Yulin had just rested in the study room for a while when Chen Chen went over to stand by the door to tease him. The little girl leaned against the door railing, swinging her legs and calling softly: "Brother, the hot water is ready. I am going to bathe you."
In the end, he washed the little girl clean.
The girl was delighted and kept asking for more all night long, which in turn drained him dry.
It was already bright outside, but Chen Chen was still sleeping soundly in his arms.
Zhao Yulin got up to exercise and practice martial arts, then took a shower, changed his clothes and sat at the dining table. Ma Linger was instructing the maid to prepare breakfast for Chen Chen and send it to his room.
He said it was already early in the morning, didn’t Chen Chen know to come and eat by himself?
Wu Yuqi covered her mouth and laughed, saying that Chen Chen had no strength left to serve his brother and couldn't even put on his clothes, so how could he come to eat?
Zhao Yulin stared at the two women, signaled the maid not to leave, and after finishing his meal, he went over to take the plates and walked out. The two women behind him had already covered their mouths and started giggling.
He came to Chen Chen's room and saw the girl wrapped in a quilt and glaring at him. He asked curiously what was wrong and why she hadn't gotten up for most of the day.
Chen Chen immediately took the pillow and threw it at him, angrily saying that Sister Yuqi came in and took away her clothes, saying that my brother was personally making a murderer for me, where is the murderer?
If she doesn't use the trap to catch them, her two little white rabbits will run away.
Zhao Yulin didn't know whether to laugh or cry when listening to this. The serious Wu Yuqi also learned to play pranks on others.
He picked up the bowl and fed Chen Chen with a smile, saying there was no rush and he could eat first.
After a while, Ma Ling'er and Wu Yuqi walked in laughing, with a maid behind them holding a set of brand new clothes from head to toe.
Wu Yuqi said to Chen Chen with a smile: These are all handmade by Sister Ma Ling, I didn’t touch a single stitch.
Chen Chen was naked and immediately snuggled into Zhao Yulin's arms shyly.
How could he bear the drama of three women? He quickly tucked the quilt into Chen Chen's bed and said: You sisters can chat, I have something else to do.
Then he ran away.
Chen Chen immediately stood up, bulged his eyes and shouted: Bring it here and put it on for me.
Wu Yuqi smiled and reached out to stop her, requiring Chen Chen to call her sister before she would let her wear clothes.
Chen Chen rolled around on the bed wrapped in the quilt, calling out "Sister Ma Ling" and "Sister Yuqi", but gradually his voice and movement died down.
This made the two older women worried, and they hurried to the bedside to check. However, Chen Chen screamed "Wow" and sat up. He grabbed the two sisters one by one and asked them to put on clothes. The three women immediately laughed.
The little woman had also thought of a clever way to tease Zhao Feiyan. On the day of Brother Yulin and Feiyan's wedding, they would use this trick to tease the bride.
Zhao Yulin had just sat down in the study when the captain of the guard, Geng Feihu, came in and reported: Lord Ding invites you to hold a meeting this afternoon. This will be the last meeting in 1237.
Zhao Yulin understood that the old man was arranging matters for the New Year.
He nodded and told Feihu to go and do his own thing, but saw Yang Qianqian bringing him tea. Zhao Yulin asked with a smile: Didn't you go to Xuzhou with your sister Fenghuang? When did you come back?
Qianqian's face turned red and she said that her sister pushed her off the boat as soon as she got on, and told her to stay in the house and serve the third young master carefully.
Zhao Yulin laughed immediately. This was not about serving him. It was obviously Fenghuang who asked her to spend more time with Feihu.
He said he wanted to write something and didn't want to be disturbed, so he asked Qianqian to find Feihu to arrange guards to wait for him. The little girl immediately left the room to find her brother Feihu.
In Huangzhou of Jinghu, General Cao Youwen was talking with Meng Gong.
Lao Cao hurried all the way here, and saw only ragged people and devastated towns. Even Meng Gong's Jinghu Army was dressed in rags. The depressed and dilapidated Huangzhou formed a sharp contrast with Chengdu.
Without saying a word, he directly delivered 5 million strings of new currency as military supplies.
